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iENRYAfiBiERLEY; or PORTSMOUTH, AND wiLLrAi/i F. PrioBsr, m mpem, OHIO.

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To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HENRY A. BIERLEY and WILLIAM F. Pnons'r, of Portsmouth and Chillicothe, respectively, counties of Scioto and Ross, respectively, and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new anduseful Repeating Pistol; and we'do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and'exact de repeating pistol adapted to employ a tape having therein a series of separated explosives. To that end a reciprocablehammer is provided that is controlled by a finger trigger and there is means for holding a coil of said explosive tape and guiding the same to the explosive position, and a tripfor feeding the explosive tape that is actuated or controlled by the trigger.

While the invention shown herein-is for a toy pistol, We do not wish it to be limited to anything of the kind as it may be used in other types of pistols and the like.

The nature of this invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claiins:

In the drawings Figure 1 is an inside elevation of the pistol, one side of the casing thereof being removed and showing the trigger and other parts in their unoperated positions.

Fig. 2 shows the rear part of what appears in Fig. l With the trigger and other parts actuated. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the pistol With the tape holding and guiding means turned backward in position for inserting the tape. Fig. 4 shows the tape holder and guide detached. Fig. 5 is a section on the ine 5-5 of Fig. 3.- Fig. 6is a section on the line 66 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a plan view of a portion of the tape.

The pistol casing is formed of two halves 10 secured together by screws 1 1 in the usual Way for toy pistols so as'to form a butt 12 and a barrel 13. The hammer 14 is a horizontal reoiprocable block with laterally extending fins or flanges 15 that project and slide I the hammer.

through the horizontal slots 16 in the casing. The hammer is pro elld by the leaf spring 17, one side of w liich bears against the curved portion 18 of the casing, and the rear half of which bearsat its upper end against sion by striking the solid abutment 2Q that is rectangular in shape and integral withor Specification ofLtters Patent;

' Application filed November 14, 1907. Serial No. 402,085.

The hammer causes an explo-x the. trigger is actuated the rear Patentediijuiy 28, 1908.

position, therefore, is immediately in front of said abutment 20.

The rear wall ofthe casingis openexcept ing in the lower part of thebutt, as shown in Figs. land 2,, forthe easy insertio n of the holder 21 and guide 22for the tape The tape 23'i's asubstantially stiff et flexi ble strip, preferably formed'of two ayers of aper secured together with explosives or caps {JO-located at e ual intervals therein in a series and with ho es 51 between said exsewred to tim a g. The sandin losives and alternating therewith. Thereore, said tape may contain fifty or one hundred separate caps or explosives.

The tape is formed into a coil and inserted.

in the cylindrical holder 21 with the outer end of the tape placed sidewise in the guide- Way 22, being inserted through the lateral opening I and ulde is provided with an eye 25 through the butt of the'pistol. The guide is formed of two strips of metal secured parallel with each other to form a guideway 24 between them and secured together along one edge but open and spaced apart at the other edge at 24. The inner wall of the guidewa has a lon itudinal slot 28 and the outer wall of the ui eway has a rectangular offset 27 that ies against the rear wall of the abutment 20, so that said abutment 20 serves as a stop to limit the inward movement of the tape holder and guide as the latter is turned into position into the chamber in the rear end of the istol.

T ere is a trigger 3O fulcrumed at 31 with a pawl 32 pivoted on its upper end ada ted to engage a'lug 33 on the lower side 0 the hammer. Said lug has a square rear face and an inclined lower face, which enables the trip to return from its actuated position in Fig. 2, to its unoperated position in Fig. 1. A spring 34 returns said pawl 32 to its straight position after it has passed the lug 33 on the rearward movement. The spring 35 bears against the upper part of the trigger to return it to its unoperated position Where the stop 36 on the casing is engaged by arm 37 extending rearwardly from the trigger.

To the arm 37 of the tri ger the feed trip 40 is pivoted, the .upper ent of said trip having a tooth 41 projecting through the slot 28 of the guide 22 for the explosive tape and through one ofthe holes in said tape. As en of the .75 24 thereof. The combined holder' .whic a pivot 26 extends for pivoting it in t e, tape to the exploding movement by the stop 42 on the casing that is engaged by the upper side of the arm 37 of the trigger. When the trigger is relaxed the trip 40 descends by gravity, it having the Weight 43 on it to assist it in returning to its lower position and as the trip moves downwardly the tooth 41 rides downwardly over the surface of the tape until the tooth enters the next lower hole or notch in the tape. Then the pistol is ready for another operation of the trigger. Thus it is seen that the trigger controls the action of the hammer and also the feeding of the tape containing the ex losives to the exploding position:

hat we claim as our invention and de sire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Arepeating pistol including a chamber in the rear end thereof 0 ening rearwardly,

"means removably inserti le in said chamber forholding and guiding a tape with ex losives therein to an exploding position, said olding and guiding means being pivoted at its lower end so that it can be turned outwardly for recharging the same with the ex losive tape, and means for stopping and ho ding the upper end of said guiding means so that said guiding means will register with the exploding position.

2. A repeating pistol provided with a guide-way to the exploding position, an explosive tape movab e through said guideway, a hammer,a trigger for controlling said hammer and having an arm extending therefrom, a trip pivoted on said arm of the trigger for engaging the tape, a stop for engaging said arm and limiting the feeding movement of the trip, means for returning the trigger and trip, and a stop to limit the return move ment thereof, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto affixed our signatures in the presence of the witnesses herein named.

HENRY A. BIERLEY. WILLIAM F. PROBST. Witnesses:

NELLIE ALLEMONG, OLIVE BREEDEN. 

